When it comes to probability, the answer is always expressed as part of a whole. With that being said, your answer for this problem can be a ratio, fraction or in percentage. Probability is the study of finding the chances or odds of an event happening with the use of statistics. You are already given the statistics of baby girls and baby boys. Note that you are asked to find the probability of the baby being a girl. So, the part here includes the 248, while the whole is 248+13 = 261. Therefore, the probability is 248/261 or 0.95 or 95%. That means that the likelihood of having a girl baby using this technique is very high.
Answer: m perpendicular = - 1/4
There is a formula which employs the use of determinants and which helps us calculate the area of a triangle if the vertices are given as 
. The formula is as shown below:
Area=
Now, in our case, we have: 
, and
Thus, the area in this case will become:
Area=
Therefore, Area=![\frac{1}{2}\times [[3(-1\times 1-(-5)\times 1]-3[3\times 1-(-2)\times 1]+1[3\times -5-2]]= \frac{1}{2}\times -20=-10](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Ctimes%20%5B%5B3%28-1%5Ctimes%201-%28-5%29%5Ctimes%201%5D-3%5B3%5Ctimes%201-%28-2%29%5Ctimes%201%5D%2B1%5B3%5Ctimes%20-5-2%5D%5D%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5Ctimes%20-20%3D-10)
We know that area cannot be negative, so the area of the given triangle is <u>10 squared units</u>.
